Landmark Cases

Professors Randy Barnett and Paul Kens talk about the 1905 Supreme Court case [Lochner v. New York], in which the Court first set a precedent that would favor employers in cases involving issues such as child labor laws and minimum wage.

Paul Clement and Michael Ross talk about the 1873 Supreme Court Slaughterhouse Cases, in which the court ruled that the Fourteenth Amendment protected rights guaranteed by U.S. citizenship but not those guaranteed by individual state citizenship.

Guests talk about the 1857 Supreme Court case [Dred Scott v. Sandford], in which the Court declared that Dred Scott and other blacks could not be citizens of the U.S., and that Congress lacked the authority to prohibit slavery in the territories.

Akhil Reed Amar and Clifford Sloan talk about the 1803 Supreme Court case [Marbury v. Madison]. The court ruled unanimously that it was the ultimate arbiter of the constitutional validity of laws, establishing the principle of judicial review.

National Constitution Center President Jeffrey Rosen moderates a discussion ahead of C-SPAN's upcoming series "Landmark Cases: Historic Supreme Court Decisions," which debuts on October 5 at 9:00 p.m. ET and is produced in cooperation with the NCC.